GRE Word List
RIDDLE
a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum
The meaning of the word riddle is a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |
| nebulous | of, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| remediable | capable of being remedied |
| succor | relief |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| opportune | suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence |
| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |